MEP 802A Load Test www.milgens.com - With the generator 75% loaded it was drawing 34.8 amps at 120 Volts and producing 4,167 watts. Therefore, at 100 % load the generator should be producing about 5,643 watts. Notice how easily the generator handled the loading.

The generator was set to operate at 120 volts, single phase (but by flipping a switch can be made to operate at 240V split phase or 208 Volt three phase). The meter on the generator showed the percent RATED current at 75% loaded during this test. If a 4.2 kW load is 75% of the rated current then there should be a 5.6 kW load at 100% rated current. Therefore it may be assumed the RATED capacity of a MEP-803A generator is about 5.6 kW. The Military does not advertise its generators at RATED capacity but they advertise them at CONTINUOUS duty capacity. This generator is rated at 5 kW (continuous duty) which seems to be about 10% less than its rated capacity of 5.6 kW.

The Military advertises the MEP-802A as a 5 kW generator because it can operate at 5 kW continuously for long periods of time. Non-Military manufacturers seem to advertised the RATED capacity. So when comparing this generator to other non-military generators on the market you should probably be looking at a 5.5 kW generator, 1800 rpm, diesel generator with a soundproof enclosure, electric start, etc.

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